Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan arrived at the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony and endured an attempt by its elders to intimidate him. After Gu Yuan said he would leave Xun Er’s affairs to the young people, Xiao Yan and Xun Er prepared to face the clan’s hostility together, while Liu Bai watched and noted that more serious opponents remained.

• Gu Yuan told Liu Bai that Xun Er would take part in the coming-of-age ceremony, and Liu Bai said he knew Xiao Yan from their time in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Gu Yuan said he would let Xun Er and Xiao Yan handle their own affairs, though Xiao Yan’s acceptance would depend on his own ability.
• Several Ancient Clan members used their pressure to try to suppress Xiao Yan, but he shattered the frozen space with Blazing Flame.
• Xun Er rebuked the elders, and Gu Qian admitted he had tested Xiao Yan before withdrawing on an elder’s order.
• Xun Er asked Xiao Yan if he was all right, and Xiao Yan said he was ready to share the burdens she had carried for him.
• Liu Bai remarked that Xiao Yan had grown much stronger, but that the true opponents had yet to appear.

As the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony began, Xiao Yan arrived with Xun Er and was blocked from entering the guest area. Mang Tianchi intervened, revealed himself as Xiao Yan’s former headmaster, and brought the group inside, where several Ancient Clan youths watched Xiao Yan with gloating expressions.

• Gu Yao watched Xiao Yan approach with Xun Er and said he would kill Xiao Yan if he refused to leave her.
• Liu Bai and Gu Yuan took their seats as the Ancient Clan’s ceremony preparations filled the plaza.
• Xun Er led Xiao Yan and his companions to the plaza, where two golden-armored warriors barred them from the guest area.
• Mang Tianchi appeared, forced the warriors back, and identified himself to Xiao Yan as the headmaster of Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.
• Mang Tianchi escorted Xiao Yan’s group into the guest area, where Xiao Yan saw Huo Xuan and several Ancient Clan youths, including Gu Zhen, Lin Xiu, and Ling Quan.

Xiao Yan watched the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, where Gu Zhen earned a Purple-Gold Clan Mark for his strength and seventh-grade bloodline. As the ceremony continued, Liu Bai reflected on the Xiao Clan’s decline and the Origin Qi needed to reach the Dou Emperor realm, which he intended to seek in the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

• Xiao Yan sensed Gu Yao’s killing intent, and Xun Er and Mang Tianchi warned him that he would need to withstand a hundred exchanges with Gu Yao to secure an easier path into the Heavenly Tomb.
• A Dou Saint’s voice announced the ceremony, and Ling Quan received a Gold Clan Mark for his sixth-grade bloodline.
• Gu Zhen revealed a seventh-grade bloodline and received a Purple-Gold Clan Mark, impressing Xiao Yan and the guests.
• Liu Bai recalled that Xiao Xuan had risked the Xiao Clan’s bloodline in a failed attempt to reach the Dou Emperor realm without knowing Origin Qi was required.
• Liu Bai reaffirmed his intention to obtain the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill and Origin Qi from the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, then agreed with Zi Yan that powerful bloodline inheritance could weaken the drive to improve.

Xiao Yan accepted Gu Yao’s challenge at the Ancient Clan coming-of-age ceremony despite Gu Yao’s superior strength and eighth-grade bloodline. Their battle began with Gu Yao striking Xiao Yan from the void and sending him skidding across the arena.

• Liu Bai told Gu Yuan that Xiao Yan’s life-and-death battles had given him an advantage in combat experience over Gu Yao.
• Gu Yao registered an eighth-grade bloodline and challenged Xiao Yan to prove his strength or leave the Ancient Realm.
• Xun Er urged Xiao Yan not to accept, but Xiao Yan agreed, and Mang Tianchi encouraged him to fight.
• Xiao Yan confronted Gu Yao, saying he would pay in blood if he tried to kill him, and the two prepared to battle.
• Gu Yao vanished and attacked from the void; Xiao Yan blocked the blow but was driven backward, realizing the strength gap was greater than he had expected.

Xiao Yan fought Gu Yao with his Heavenly Flames and used a hidden spark to injure him, forcing Gu Yao to unleash the Ancient Clan’s Ice Empress Descent. Xiao Yan countered with a four-colored Fire Lotus, but it began to crack as Gu Yao summoned a colossal Finger of Annihilation to destroy it.

• Xiao Yan attacked Gu Yao with emerald flames, but Gu Yao shattered his attacks and drove him back with freezing Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan secretly planted a spark in the ground before Gu Yao’s palm strike sent him flying, then used it to engulf Gu Yao in a pillar of fire.
• Gu Yao emerged scorched and summoned the Ancient Clan’s Ice Empress Descent, while Xiao Yan merged four Heavenly Flames into a Fire Lotus.
• The Ice Empress phantom clashed with Xiao Yan’s Fire Lotus, which began to crack under the pressure.
• Gu Yao summoned a colossal black Finger of Annihilation and sent it descending toward Xiao Yan’s Fire Lotus.

Xiao Yan defeated Gu Yao after the Four-Colored Fire Lotus was destroyed, revealing a second, palm-sized lotus that shattered Gu Yao’s Great Finger of Annihilation. Elder Tong Xuan stopped Xiao Yan from killing Gu Yao and declared him the victor, leaving the Ancient Clan stunned.

• Gu Yao’s Great Finger of Annihilation broke Xiao Yan’s Four-Colored Fire Lotus, and Mang Tianchi stopped Xun Er from intervening.
• Xiao Yan charged at the black finger with a second, palm-sized Four-Colored Fire Lotus and shattered it, then attacked the stunned Gu Yao.
• Elder Tong Xuan froze Xiao Yan and his Fire Lotus, destroyed the lotus, healed Xiao Yan’s wounds, and released him.
• Elder Tong Xuan declared that Xiao Yan had won, while Gu Yao stared in disbelief and Xun Er smiled at Xiao Yan.
• Gu Yuan told Liu Bai that he had predicted the outcome, and Liu Bai explained that Xiao Yan’s life-and-death battles had given him an edge over Gu Yao.

Xun Er took her bloodline test at the Ancient Clan ceremony and revealed a Divine-Grade Bloodline, shocking the crowd and overwhelming those with weaker strength. Her result left the Ancient Clan with the potential to produce a Dou Emperor.

• Gu Yuan agreed with Hall Master Liu that the Ancient Clan needed to value combat experience as well as bloodline power.
• Elder Tong Xuan cleared the plaza and announced Xun Er’s turn, while Gu Yuan told the guests that her bloodline was the strongest among the younger generation.
• Xun Er checked on Xiao Yan before entering the arena, and Elder Tong Xuan began her test with the Star Disk.
• Xun Er’s Star Disk displayed nine stars, then reached its peak as golden light gathered in her arm.
• A tenth golden star appeared, shattering the Star Disk and releasing pressure that forced many Ancient Clan members to their knees.
• Mang Tianchi recognized Xun Er’s Divine-Grade Bloodline as talent capable of producing a Dou Emperor.

Xun Er revealed a Divine-Grade Bloodline and received the Ancient Clan’s Seven-Colored Clan Mark. She secured the Xiao Clan’s Heavenly Tomb slot for Xiao Yan, and Liu Bai arrived to meet Gu Yuan as the chapter ended.

• Xun Er’s Divine-Grade Bloodline awakened, and Elder Tong Xuan used the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Pen to give her the Seven-Colored Clan Mark.
• Xiao Yan recovered from his fight with Gu Yao and learned that the Heavenly Tomb would open in two days.
• Xun Er confronted Elder Gu Shan over the Ancient Clan keeping the Xiao Clan’s Heavenly Tomb slot.
• Gu Yuan approved returning the slot to Xiao Yan, citing his performance and the clans’ longstanding ties.
• Liu Bai arrived at Gu Yuan’s residence with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan to discuss serious business.

Liu Bai asked Gu Yuan for permission to enter the Heavenly Tomb using one of the Ancient Clan’s unused quotas. Gu Yuan summoned the clan elders to weigh the request, arguing that granting it could earn Liu Bai and the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe as allies.

• Liu Bai told Gu Yuan he wanted to enter the Heavenly Tomb and pointed out that the Ancient Clan held the Xiao Clan’s quotas while the Ling Clan was absent.
• Gu Yuan said he needed to consult the elders, and Liu Bai offered to repay the Ancient Clan by acting on its behalf once.
• After Liu Bai left with Qing Lin, Gu Yuan considered the value of his ties to the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe and decided the quota could secure a powerful ally.
• Gu Yuan summoned the Ancient Clan elders and explained Liu Bai’s request, prompting debate over the rules and the danger of setting a precedent.
• Gu Yuan argued that Liu Bai’s allies were too powerful to compare with other factions and asked the elders to consider the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe’s hidden strength and the Old Dragon Emperor’s realm.

Gu Yuan approved Liu Bai’s entry into the Heavenly Tomb in exchange for a favor, and Liu Bai prepared to seek the tomb’s soul to strengthen his own. As the Heavenly Tomb opened, Liu Bai arrived with his companions and spotted Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Yao Lao, and Soul Clan members among the gathered experts.

• Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan elders agreed to give Liu Bai a Heavenly Tomb slot in exchange for his future favor.
• Gu Yuan told Liu Bai that the clan had approved his entry, and Liu Bai thanked him.
• Liu Bai planned to devour the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb to reach the Emperor Realm Soul and considered using Xiao Yan’s connection to Xiao Xuan to gain help.
• Two days later, Liu Bai and his companions followed an Ancient Clan guide to the Heavenly Tomb opening site.
• Liu Bai spotted Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and Yao Lao nearby, along with three black-robed Soul Clan figures, as the space above the mountains began to tremble.

Liu Bai entered the Heavenly Tomb alone to seek the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, while Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin waited outside. After several days crossing the mist-shrouded first level and defeating weaker Energy Bodies, he continued toward the deeper levels.

• Elder Tong Xuan warned Liu Bai about the Heavenly Tomb's dangers and explained its three levels before the gate opened.
• The Ancient Clan and members of the other clans entered the Heavenly Tomb, followed by Xiao Yan and Xun Er.
• Liu Bai told Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin to wait outside, then entered the Heavenly Tomb alone.
• Liu Bai surveyed the energy-rich, misty first level and set out toward the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb in the deeper levels.
• After several days of travel, Liu Bai defeated weaker Energy Bodies and collected an Energy Core, but continued onward in search of stronger foes.

Liu Bai reached the boundary between the first and second levels of the Heavenly Tomb, where Hun Ya and Hun Li confronted him. He defeated them with one palm strike, spared them after they survived using a Dou Saint’s jade plaque, and entered the second level.

• Liu Bai reached the energy wall separating the first and second levels and waited as Hun Ya and Hun Li approached.
• Hun Ya warned Liu Bai that the Heavenly Tomb was for the Eight Ancient Clans, while Liu Bai offered to spare them if they survived one palm strike.
• Liu Bai’s giant palm shattered Hun Ya and Hun Li’s defenses, but Hun Ya used a jade plaque containing a Dou Saint’s power to block the strike.
• Liu Bai kept his promise to spare the injured pair and entered the second level through the energy wall.
• Hun Li asked what level Liu Bai had reached, and Hun Ya silently watched him disappear, doubting that even a Half-Saint could wield such power.

Liu Bai reached the entrance to the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb and discovered Ancient Devouring Worms were rebuilding its solidified energy barrier. He burned into the barrier with his Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame, destroying the worms as he prepared to force his way through.

• Hun Ya and Hun Li fled after Liu Bai defeated them, deciding to avoid provoking him and seek a place to heal.
• Liu Bai crossed the second layer, noticed traces of an Eight-Star Energy Body, and continued toward the third-layer entrance.
• Liu Bai spotted Hun Ya and Hun Li trying to wear down a Nine-Star Energy Body, then left them to continue his journey.
• Liu Bai reached the entrance and found its energy curtain had solidified into a crystal wall, so he used his black flames to burn an opening.
• Liu Bai discovered Ancient Devouring Worms were repairing the barrier by secreting energy, then sent his flames into the wall to destroy them.

Liu Bai entered the Third Layer of the Heavenly Tomb to find Xiao Xuan and enlist his help against the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb. After a Soul Clan Dou Saint attacked him, Liu Bai unleashed his Godhead and destroyed the opponent, then continued onward.

• Liu Bai burned a passage through the Ancient Devouring Worms and entered the Third Layer of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Liu Bai sensed powerful auras in the tomb but set out to find Xiao Xuan.
• A Soul Clan Dou Saint confronted Liu Bai and attacked him with a spear, a blade, and Soul Extinguishing Palm.
• Liu Bai activated his nine Divine Rings and used Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame to overwhelm and destroy the Soul Clan Dou Saint.
• Liu Bai withdrew his flames and prepared to continue, then suddenly halted.

Liu Bai met Blood Blade Saint, learned the way to Xiao Xuan’s tomb, and negotiated with Xiao Xuan by promising to bring him the Xiao Clan’s descendants. Xiao Xuan agreed to grant Liu Bai one request if he fulfilled that promise.

• Liu Bai spared Blood Blade Saint, who offered the location of Xiao Xuan’s tomb in exchange for Liu Bai delivering his unfinished cultivation method to his descendants or a suitable successor.
• Blood Blade Saint led Liu Bai north to Xiao Xuan’s tomb and warned him that Xiao Xuan’s powerful former subordinate guarded it.
• Liu Bai confronted the azure-armored guard and called out to Xiao Xuan from the stone tablet.
• Liu Bai told Xiao Xuan that he knew of the Xiao Clan’s descendants and could bring them to the tomb.
• Xiao Xuan asked Liu Bai to bring the descendants and promised to grant him one request in return.

Liu Bai returned from the third level of the Heavenly Tomb after making a deal with Xiao Xuan, then found Xiao Yan and told him that his ancestor’s soul still waited below. Xiao Yan was shocked and urgently asked how Xiao Xuan was.

• Liu Bai persuaded Xiao Xuan to help him in exchange for bringing a Xiao Clan descendant and helping the clan flourish again.
• Liu Bai left the Blood Blade Saint and searched the second level, sensing Xiao Yan with Xun Er and other Ancient Clan members.
• Liu Bai entered the group’s rocky area, where Xiao Yan and the others recognized and greeted him.
• Liu Bai asked Xiao Yan about Xiao Xuan and revealed that the ancestor’s soul body still slept on the third level, waiting for a descendant.
• Xiao Yan reacted with shock and asked Liu Bai how Xiao Xuan was.

Liu Bai brought Xiao Yan to the third level of the Heavenly Tomb to meet Xiao Xuan, the ancestor who had waited a thousand years for a Xiao Clan descendant. After Xiao Yan entered the stone monument and spoke with Xiao Xuan, Liu Bai was invited inside to discuss their transaction.

• Xiao Yan agreed to go with Liu Bai to meet Xiao Xuan, while Xun Er and Gu Qingyang stayed behind.
• Liu Bai led Xiao Yan through the third level of the Heavenly Tomb to the Tomb of Xiao Xuan.
• Xiao Xuan emerged from the stone monument, recognized Xiao Yan as a descendant of the Xiao Clan, and welcomed him inside to discuss their clan.
• Xiao Xuan thanked Liu Bai for bringing Xiao Yan and promised to remember the favor, though Liu Bai described it as a transaction.
• After Xiao Yan spent time inside the monument, Xiao Xuan invited Liu Bai into the ancient hall, where Xiao Yan greeted him beside a pool of Green Lotus flowers.

Xiao Xuan explained how the Xiao Clan’s bloodline was depleted and transferred its remaining power into a pool so Xiao Yan could inherit it. After two months, Xiao Yan’s bloodline transformation succeeded, and Liu Bai revealed that he wanted Xiao Xuan’s help to obtain the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and reach the Emperor Realm.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xuan about the Xiao Clan’s decline, and Xiao Xuan explained that he had sacrificed the clan’s bloodline in an attempt to become a Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that he had created the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and would teach Xiao Yan its final step, then transferred the preserved Xiao Clan bloodline into the pool.
• Xiao Yan entered the blood pool and endured the painful transformation while Liu Bai waited and cultivated.
• Two months later, Xiao Yan emerged with the Xiao Clan’s Dou Emperor Bloodline and began refining it.
• Liu Bai told Xiao Xuan that he wanted to devour the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb to reach the Emperor Realm, and Xiao Xuan reacted with a bitter smile.

Xiao Xuan began his battle against the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, burning his residual soul to free the trapped energy bodies and seize its Soul Origin for Liu Bai. He bound the creature and started stripping away its power, while its desperate pleas to be spared continued.

• Xiao Xuan explained that the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb had twisted the realm and agreed to help Liu Bai defeat it in exchange for Liu Bai bringing a descendant of the Xiao Clan to him.
• Xiao Xuan rose above the Heavenly Tomb, promised the energy bodies he would fulfill their old plea, and drew the attention of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.
• The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb confronted Xiao Xuan, but Xiao Xuan began burning his soul and told Liu Bai to prepare to receive its Soul Origin.
• Xiao Xuan repelled the creature’s soul spear, then used burning soul power to hold back its tentacles as his own figure grew increasingly illusory.
• Xiao Xuan formed fire threads into chains that restrained the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and began stripping away its Soul Origin, prompting it to beg him for mercy.

Liu Bai received the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb’s Soul Origin after Xiao Xuan freed the energy bodies, then preserved Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul and began refining the Soul Origin. Half a month later, a tremendous soul pressure spread throughout the Heavenly Tomb as Liu Bai’s soul power began to break through.

• Xiao Xuan extracted the Soul Origin from the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, destroying it and freeing the energy bodies.
• Xiao Xuan entrusted the Soul Origin to Liu Bai, then began to fade after freeing the Heavenly Tomb’s inhabitants and asking Liu Bai to protect the Xiao Clan.
• Liu Bai saved Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul in a Crimson Light Cocoon and used the Fire God King Godhead and Asura God King Godhead to nourish it.
• Liu Bai sat down to absorb the Soul Origin with the Great Evolution Soul Art, while Xiao Yan guarded him and watched over his own newly fused Xiao Clan bloodline.
• After half a month, a soul-shaking hum spread through the Heavenly Tomb, and its energy bodies instinctively knelt as Blood Blade Saint, Xun Er, Gu Qingyang, and Gu Zhen sensed Liu Bai’s immense soul pressure.